Marsden Hartley: American Modern May 1, 2008

'Marsden Hartley: American Modern' examines this renowned artist through the largest collection of his work, the Hudson and Ione Walker Bequest at the University of Minnesota's Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum. As Hartley's last dealer and important patron, Hudson Walker amassed a rich collection that spans the artist's career. Hartley who lived from 1877-1943, was an American avant-garde artist who was involved in pivotal art events of the 20th century. First as an artist shown by Alfred Stieglitz's at the groundbreaking 291 gallery in 1909, and then at the famed Armory show of 1913. Later in the 1920s, he painted in Taos and Santa Fe depicting the American southwest at a time when the great luminaries of southwest painting were drawn to New Mexico. Hartley today is recognized as a twentieth-century American master.